I installed Tokico D-Spec shocks and struts and Tokico springs on my Cavy. It lowered the car and it drives awesome now. The only problem that I have is now my front driver's side tire rubs on the inside of the fender. It only does this when I hit a bump or if I turn mildly hard to the right. I want to put wider tires on it eventually, but then they will just slam into the fender and bend it on bumps. Do I just need to get an alignment done or is this a more serious problem?
how much did yu cut your bumpstops??
they should only be cut in half not completely removed
yep. believe it or not, just cutting off the small bump and putting them back in will stop the tires from rubbing.
If I want to put wider tires on it later will this also take care of them not hitting the fender as well?
it's very possible. i ran a 235/45/17 for quite awhile but i found i had to run the bumpstops at full length to relieve any rubing. i originally had a cut set but got some rub during hard corners. i eventually went to a 225 which i found was just perfect.
when I did mine I cut the bump stop in half. How wide are your tires?
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-Chris
surprised no one on here has mentioned OFFSET of the wheel, which usually is the problem with rubbing...
Funky Bottoms (Event) wrote:surprised no one on here has mentioned OFFSET of the wheel, which usually is the problem with rubbing...
how else were we going to bait you into here Art?
-Chris
food, tall chicks working on suspension, letting out a Ric Flair "woooooooo" when suspension was finished.... all of the above work
doesn't matter about offset. if the offset makes it so it doesn't rub on the fender, it'll rub on the fender well. ya learn to live with abit of either.
purplezed wrote:doesn't matter about offset. if the offset makes it so it doesn't rub on the fender, it'll rub on the fender well. ya learn to live with abit of either.
def not true.... the only thing that was partially true from that with most people is, "ya learn to live with a bit of either".....
or you can simply chose the right parts and not HAVE to live with either.
offset is a VERY large issue when lowering a car. anyone who says it isnt, forgets the basic priciples of wheel choice.
for starters, we drive FWD cars, dont choose a wheel width that should be on a charger or viper. 7-7.5 is more than enough, that is if you dont want any problems..... 8 in most cases is overkill. not many of you are laying down enough power to use 8 or higher effectively. 280+ hp or so.
moving a wheel inwards 2-3mm can mean the difference of not rubbing the fenders and will have NO problems with touching fender wells.
as it stands, a person with a pretty much stock car in terms of suspension....should not have ANY problems with rubbing a fender at all... it shouldnt occur, IF you get the right parts.....especially when using JUST SPRINGS on any j-body.
its not as if he slammed the car on cheap coilovers or air ride....
people with blown struts and crap coilovers say, they learn to live with the bounce for a while, they list the other choice as staying stock....
where the simple solution lies in buying the right parts and having a ride that handles and performs better than stock.
funny, life is to where you dont have to "just live with something" you can actually rememdy many of the problems
I love having all the right parts!
Cherubim wrote:I love having all the right parts!
me too...when i had my cavy, i ran H&R springs, kyb agx struts, no bumpstops and 225/45/17 tires on a 7.5 inch rim, and had no rubbing because i made sure it would work before installing it
well i had some rubbing, but when i realized i installed the rear spirngs upside down i corrected that and had no issues thereafter
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